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Title: Miss Civilization
A Comedy in One Act

Author: Richard Harding Davis

Posting Date: October 23, 2008 [EBook #1742]
Release Date: May, 1999

Language: English

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MISS CIVILIZATION

A Comedy In One Act

By Richard Harding Davis

"Miss Civilization" is founded on a story by the late James Harvey
Smith. All professional rights in this play belong to Richard
Harding Davis. Amateurs who desire to produce "Miss
Civilization" may do so, providing they apply for permission to
the editor of Collier's Weekly, in which publication this play was
first printed.

PEOPLE IN THE PLAY

ALICE GARDNER: Daughter of James K. Gardner, President of the L.I.
& W. Railroad

"UNCLE" JOSEPH HATCH: Alias "Gentleman Joe"

"BRICK" MEAKIN: Alias "Reddy, the Kid"

HARRY HAYES: Alias "Grand Stand" Harry

CAPTAIN LUCAS: Chief of Police

Policemen, Brakemen, Engineers

Scene--The dining room in the country house of James K. Gardner
on Long Island. In the back wall is a double doorway opening into
a hall. A curtain divided in the middle hangs across the entrance.
On the wall on either side of the doorway are two electric lights,
and to the left is a telephone. Further to the left is a
sideboard. On it are set silver salvers, candlesticks, and
Christmas presents of silver. They still are in the red flannel
bags in which they arrived. In the left wall is a recessed window
hung with curtains. Against the right wall is a buffet on which is
set a tea-caddy, toast-rack, and tea kettle. Below the buffet a
door opens into the butler's pantry. A dinner table stands well
down the stage with a chair at each end and on either side. Two
chairs are set against the back wall to the right of the door. The
walls and windows are decorated with holly and mistletoe and
Christmas wreaths tied with bows of scarlet ribbon. When the
window is opened there is a view of falling snow. At first the
room is in complete darkness.

The time is the day a